Battery connection



Dec. 27, 1927. 1,653,999

w. E. GOODWIN BATTERY CONNECTION Filed Sept. 21. 1926 Sylvan fox as r Cit Patented Dec. 27, 1927.

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PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM E. GOODWIN, OF CEDAR BLUFF, VIRGINIA.

BATTERY CONNECTION.

Application filed September 21, 1926.

The present invention has reference to battery terminal connection-s, and aims to jiirovide novel means whereby a wire may he securely connected to av hattery tern'iiiuil, eliminating any possibility oi the wire lie-- winning accidentally disconnected.

Another ohiect of the invention is to provide a device of this charac 1 which will he exceptionally simple in construction, and one wherein the connection may he made with facility.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the descril'ition proceeds, the invention resides in the coinl iuation and. arrangement of parts and in the details oi construction hereiinltter descrihed and claimed, it heing understood that changes in the precise embodiment oi. the invention herein disclosed, may he made within the scope of what is claimed. with out departing from the spirit of the invention.

Referring to the drawing:

Figure l. is fragmental elevational view illustrating a battery equipped with a terminal connection constructed in accordance with the invention.

Figure 52 is a plan view thercot.

Figure 3 is a sectional view through a l0lininal wherein the wire inserted from the top.

l igure at is a. sectional. view through the tern'iinal wherein the wire is inserted from the bottom.

Rcierring to the drawing in detail, the reference character 5 indicates a hattery and the reference character 6 indicates the posts tlH-Piti'iif.

These posts are provided withv threaiils to relative the nuts 'i', and as shown, the posts are loruieifl with grooves 8 in. the side there of which grooves are oi widths to receive the wires tlpenings l0 are 'lori'n-cd in the posts and are disposed adjacent to the upper end ot the hattery so that when the nuts 7 are properly positioned, they will. clamp the wires connected with the posts, to the upper surface of the battery.

Serial No. 136,871.

The nuts are provided with radiating grooves 11 in the upper edge tl'iereof which grooves are designed to accoininoatlatc the wire which is connected with the hatterv plate that the wire acts as a nut loch to lock the not against movement and ii'vuirc against displacement oi the nut.

As shown by Figure 5-3, the wire which is indicated. at 9 is positioned in the groove ll of the nut that falls opposite to the vertical groove 8 and passed through the vertical groove 8 and forced laterally through. the opening 10 as shown by liignre In order to position this nut when this Form of connection is employed. the wire is oi course swung vertically and the nut 7 re tated into clamping relation with the wire 9. whereupon the wire is bent into the groove of the nut.

It may he desirable to seci'ire a wire to the battery post in a manner as shown hy Figure 4, in which case the wire is Forced laterally through the opening 10 oil? the hat tery plate and moved or hent upwardly into the groove 8 of the post.

The not is now rotated to clamp the wire associated therewith. whereupon the wire is hent laterally to lie in the groove of the not falling opposite to the groove 8 of the post, locking the nut against rotary movement.

I claim:

In a device of the character doscrihed. a battery post having a groove formed in the sides thereof and having an opening extendiug transversely therethrough adjacent to the base of the groove. said opening and groove adapted to receive an electric wire a, nut positioned on the post, said nut having grooves formed in the upper siirt'ace thereoil", and said wire adapted to lie in :i groove of the nut to prevent rotary immanent of the nut.

In testimony that l. claim the ll'oregoiug as my own, I l'iave luweto allinied my signature.

WILLIAM 'E'tAS'lUS GOODWlN.

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